THE CULTIVATION OF BESIDE DEVIL CULTIVATOR
127: Thank the River God for Saving Your Life
At the Drunk Immortal Restaurant, Jiang Hao looked at the dishes and wine on the table.
Jiang Hao felt a little emotional. He had always wanted to eat in a place like this but never had a chance.
“I'm Fang Jin from the Bright Moon Sect. May I know who you are?” Fang Jin asked politely.
Without her younger sister following her, she felt much more relaxed.
“Jiang Haotian.” Jiang Hao gave the fake name as close to his real name as possible.
“Mean disciple Jiang,” said Fang Jin. “Junior Sister Lan is young and careless, and she may have offended you last night. I hope you don't mind.' “No problem,” said Jiang Hao.
He did not care much about such things as long as it did not go against his interests. It was best to stay away from them, especially when dealing with people from the Bright Moon Sect. If a conflict arises, it can cause a lot of trouble for him. The Blackheaven Sect and the Immemorial Sunset Sect were enough for him to handle. Adding the Bright Moon Sect to that list would be extremely frightening.
“Then, I thank you on behalf of Junior Sister Lan. By the way, this spiritual sword is passable, it might suit you, ” Fang Jin said with a smile as he took out an ancient sword.
The sword was still shrouded, and Jiang Hao was unable to ascertain the exact details. However, there was a fluctuation of spiritual energy in the surroundings, subtle yet enormous. This sword was not as good as the sword last night, but it was much stronger than ordinary treasures. It can get a good price. Giving such a precious sword to the small incident last night seemed excessive. “Do you need my help for something?” Jiang Hao did not touch his sword.
“Ah... you already know everything,” said Fang Jin.
“The Bright Moon Sect is very far from Hidden Cloud Prefecture. We rarely set foot here. This time, we came especially for the younger sister. We found one of our little sisters missing, so we had to rush over here. Tracing his tracks led us to PO Lang. Junior sister Lan is sometimes young and rude, but she is very talented at tracking people. He finds her, but she steals his sword and runs away. That's how we ended up in the temple yesterday.
Unfortunately... we cannot obtain any information from PO Lang.”
Jiang Hao looked down. 'Is this the same person I was assigned to recruit?' The chances seem small.
He shook his head. "I'm sorry. I don't think I can help anything. I don't know anything about it.”
"It's okay." Fang Jin handed the sword to Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao refused to accept it. He did not help anything, so he could not accept his sword. Carrying such a special sword would definitely attract attention.
Fang Jin did not force. He didn't ask anymore either.
They just drink and talk.
Jiang Hao had not tried alcohol for a long time. He mostly ordered tea. Tea's good. He decided to buy some.
After a while, Jiang Hao and Fang Jin walked their respective paths.
Fang Jin sighed as he watched Jiang Hao disappear from his sight. He felt Jiang Hao was too cautious and not easy to get along with.
He really wanted to give the sword to Jiang Hao as a gift so that they could at least become friends.
“Senior Brother Fang, you are here! We've been looking for you everywhere,” Lan said.
“Are you done eating?” bai Qiong asked, the white-robed lady.
"Yes. I had a drink with the student we met last night. He's a little hard to get along.” Fang Jin had also not obtained any useful information from him. “It looks like he's headed to Heavenly Earth City to look for Zuo Lan, hoping to find some new clues.'
“Zuo Lan of Earth Heavenly City?” Bai Qiong frowned.
“Zuo Lan of Earth Heavenly City?” Bai Qiong frowned.
“When are we going to Heavenly City Earth?” Bai Qiong asked.
"Now." Fang Jin did not want to delay.
“Senior Brother Fang, two people yesterday...are they really that powerful?” ask Lan.
"I don't know. I watched him closely today. He seemed to be at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm but. There are many extraordinary individuals in this world. Even though we are from the Bright Moon Sect, it is important for us to hide when outside our sect. We should avoid problems and make friends with others rather than making enemies. Of course the most important thing is to strengthen our own abilities, ” explained Fang Jin with a smile.
“This place is close to Heavenly Note Sect. Could he be a disciple of the Heavenly Note Sect?” ask Lan.
Fang Jin laughed. “Is it important? I think he's friendly and deserves to be known a little bit. No need to find out where he came from. Sometimes we have to learn to be stupid. This may benefit us, especially when we venture outside.”
“I don't really understand.” Fairy Lan shook her head. “Why should I be friends with others? Can't anyone else try to be friends with me?”
Bai Qiong chuckled. “Junior Sister Lan, do you feel someone approaching you might have ulterior motives?”
"Yes. Isn't that right?” ask Lan.
The conversation ended, and the group decided to leave.
Right now, Jiang Hao was walking along the road. He took the familiar path, or rather, the more he walked, the clearer his memory. Which in the end made the place feel familiar.
There are some places he doesn't remember. Several roads have been modified, and several new homes have sprung up on the once empty street.
After some time, he arrived at the riverbank. There are some trees on the river. In the shade, the kids are playing around. Jiang Hao smiled. As a child, he also played there a lot, but he was not very compatible with other children.
'Why did I come here?'
Jiang Hao reminisced about his childhood. He used to run away and hide behind trees by the river to escape the endless task of cutting firewood. However, her stepmother always caught her, and she had to go home.
Standing there, Jiang Hao realized that most of his memories were about his stepmother. His real father is not in his memory. Maybe he never scolded or took care of her. Jiang Hao stopped wandering around and found a seat. He observed the clear river and listened to the children playing nearby. For a moment, he felt like he was going back to his childhood.
It was not a good thing for cultivators to be too attached to the past. However, it did not mean that he could forget these things. Those memories simply popped into his mind even when he was not trying to recall them. She felt a little nostalgic.
Reverse!
Jiang Hao turned around and saw a child who fell into the river while playing.
“Mother, come quickly! Goudan fell into the water!'
Jiang Hao walked to the river and helped the boy out. The adults rushed over.
When Guodan's father came to see him, he saw the boy sitting by the river. She was soaked but there was no one around.
“How did you get out?” Goudanl's father asked.
“I... I don't know.” Goudan said blankly. He could not remember how he got out of the river.
Goudan's father hit his son's head. “Will you not thank the river god for saving your life?”